Best of EFY

I was able to attend the BEST OF Especially For Youth with our youth this weekend. It was so much fun! We got to listen to some super awesome speakers...which I did not doubt that they would disappoint. Clearly, they did not! There was 3 speakers and we were all ready for more. They are so incredible at how they can speak about something so so so important and influential and yet allow all of us to feel the spirit and enjoy learning about it! What a gift they have. The 3 speakers were Bro. Martin, Bro. Robley, and Bro. Wilcox at the East Chapel in town. Not only did the youth learn things, but us as leaders did too. So thankful for the opportunities to learn and feel of the spirit. What a blessing it is to be part of such a wonderful organization that has been created for the Youth.
Break down of the talks:
Bro. Martin spoke about how much of an influence friends are in our lives. After referring to the scriptures and taking a deeper look into the story of Sampson and Delilah, we need to rid ourselves of the Delilah's in our lives who try to take us down with them. We need friends who will lift us up, not step on us and sweep us under a rug and stomp on it. It is easy to get trapped with friends who want to be in control. Another story he related to us was that of Balam and the donkey. Balam is set on doing what he shouldn't. The donkey with him is determined to heed other direction and not allow him to go further and get into something bad. The donkey was taking heed of the cautions that were ahead and wanted nothing bad to happen to either so he would not move any further ahead. He wanted only to look out for Balam. We need donkeys in our lives to keep us on the straight and narrow and who support us and look out for us. We need good friends.
Bro. Robley was really pretty funny, but he continued to reiterate the importance of letting our light shine. He of course had a song to go with it to engrave in our minds I am sure...I haven't forgotten it thats for sure. We have the light of Christ, we need to show it off boldly by standing for what we believe and what we know to be true and be examples of just that. Do not hide behind a bushel or allow your light to be poofed out. Let it shine let it shine let it shine!!
Bro. Wilcox broke down for us the Gospel. We are so blessed to have the Gospel in our lives. G is for the Godhead and believing in 3 separate beings, God the Father - Jesus Christ - and the Holy Ghost. O is for the Only true Church. We have all the pieces to the puzzle. S is for Spirit. We learn by teh spirit, we teach by the spirit, and allow the spirit to guide us. We rely heavily upon the promptings that are given to us by the spirit. P is for the Power of the Priesthood. It truly is a power that is remarkable and can do great things if used properly and if we have faith. So grateful for the Priesthood Power. E is for everyone. Everyone can be part of this Gospel whether it is here now or doing work for the dead that have already passed before us and never had the opportunity to know about the gospel. Lastly, L is for Living Prophets. We have living prophets today, now, in our time that have been called of God. How awesome is that. We are guided by them through their teachings. They are such a strength and such a pillar of knowledge to turn to for understanding, help, and love. Bro. Wilcox broke this down for us so perfectly.
I am so glad that I was able to attend this meeting. I definately learned a lot!